A Teaching Moment: California’s High Pot Taxes
Do higher tax rates affect human behavior? As the nation considers tax reform, according to a report, taxes on pot in California could reach as high as 45% for the consumer. Combined with the slew of regulations on the way, suddenly the libertarian fervor of buying and selling pot doesn’t seem so, well, free. The question […]
California Deserves a Comprehensive Solution to Its Water Crisis
Today, the number one issue for many Californians is water. Meeting future demands for water arguably presents California’s most difficult challenge in the years to come. Simply stated, California deserves a comprehensive solution to its water crisis. It is true that the drought, and what to do about it, presents a very complex problem. There […]
Need A Sure Sign Democrats Are In Trouble? Bill Clinton Is In California
The signs of a wave election abound for Republicans. Recent polling even shows that Millennials and women voters favor Republicans in 2014. Obama’s disappearance from the campaign trail is another sign. So too is Bill Clinton’s appearance in California just one week before the election. Ideally, far ahead of an election, a political party shores […]
California’s Low On Water? Time to Fine the Water Resources Board Not Its Citizens
California is in the midst of one of its many droughts. To combat the current drought, the otherwise do-nothings of the California Water Resources Board are proposing to fine citizens they call “water hogs” $500 per day. Instead of fining helpless consumers, California’s government should do its job for once and seriously increase water supplies. […]
Jerry Brown, Tesla and Selective Common Sense
California is home to the most regulations and the highest tax and public debt burdens in America. It is also number one in the country in poverty. Those results go hand-in-hand and are courtesy of California’s big government mentality. To attract jobs, ever so occasionally the Democrat run legislature and Governor Jerry Brown apply common […]
California and Leland Yee: Proof One Party Rule Corrupts
Well over a century ago, British Lord Acton said that “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Less remembered is the second part of Acton’s warning: “Great men are almost always bad men.” Acton came to his view as part of his deep concern about the centralization of power in government. One party […]
Can One Judge Stop California From Being Railroaded?
Does the Rule of Law matter or is it an antiquated concept in this day and age? After all, our President regularly violates the separation of powers by unilaterally rewriting laws. So it comes with some surprise when a judge stands up to California’s executive branch and puts the brakes on California’s High Speed Rail […]
The Divided And Troubled State Of California
It’s a New Legislative Year. That means it’s time for California Governor Jerry Brown to give his “State of the State” address. Undoubtedly, Brown along with his California Democrats and their supportive media will claim that California is in good shape. The truth, however, is that California is facing real problems and is deeply divided […]
Jerry Brown: For and Against Tax Hikes At the Same Time
Jerry Brown, if anything, is colorful. He always has been and he likely always will be. Economics on the other hand was once dubbed “the dismal science.” So, where do the two meet? Well, that depends more on where Jerry Brown is at the moment. You see, while the laws of economics don’t change – […]
California’s Party of Yes: The GOP
You know what they say about conventional wisdom. Right or wrong, conventional wisdom, like cement, hardens quickly. Once molded into public opinion, it takes a lot of chipping away to break that mold. The conventional wisdom, largely wrong, among Californians was that Republicans in state government were obstructionists. The Party who wouldn’t compromise. The Party […]